Thai Buddhist
imageries in the forms of Amulet, Pendant and Medallions

Buddhist
imageries are very common in both schools of Theravada Buddhism (practicing
in countries such as Sri-Lanka (Ceylon), Burma, Thailand, Indochine (Laos & Cambodia)
& countries in South East Asia) & Mahayana Buddhism (more acceptable
in China (inclusive of Tibet which inclines more to Tantric Buddhism), Himalayan
nations (Kingdom of Bhutan, Nepal) Korea, Japan, Taiwan & other applicable ASEAM
member countries). The evolved potable form probably carried a long, rich history
that can be traced back to approx. 1000+ years ago in Thailand & certain provinces
in Burma. Today, votive tablets with localized Thai Buddhist imageries are very popular
among the Chinese in South East Asia, you can treat it simply as an ancient art form,
a confined commodity for the collectors or for those lost innocence who holds the
strong belief it might work for them - it is something like a kind of relic that
brings serene, hope and peacefulness. This website lists a shared collection of Lord
Buddha images and a series of Thai votive imageries attached to many legendary local
personalities. It never aims to challenge other websites on similar nature but rather
having a medium to share a common passion and belief.

- - 18.02.2004

THIS
SITE WILL BE UNDER CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION

Site overview:
As of 15.06.2004 this site is made up of 1.5GB, 5,390 of raw data in
the form of HTML, Gif, Jpeg, Quicktime Movies & Stuffit files. Content &
the rich graphic in this site deserves a little justice from you, so please
adjust a recommended monitor display at: 1024
x 768
in 32
bits
setting before you begin.

Nang Phrya / Pongsuphan

LP NERN

Khun Paen

Phra Pitta

Phra Kring
& Soomkor

Paul Lim

Ho Fook
Sang

Office

Uncle Lim

Soomdej
- Wichien -

Medallions
- Wichien -

Other Images
- Wichien -

This website
is not attempting to create an ultimate web resource reference on Thai amulets. It
was originated from a casual discussion and started off by displaying a few personal
possessions among some of my close friends. There could have been millions of Thai
amulets being produced so far and all the showcased pieces herein the site may not
be among the most prized collection but they do serve as a basic purpose in bridging
other surfers who may share a common interest as well as promoting the basic fundamental
information of this very oriental form of religious culture. On the other hand, the
framework of the site is not entirely conventional and has been designed in such
a way so it can accommodate more future participation - if it ever appeals to other
collectors. Lastly, this website will remain essentially as a non-profitable web
resource - whatever and how it will grow in its content. Naturally, I don't entirely object
the idea of receiving CONTRIBUTING images from surfers to be included in this website, provided each of
them has been authenticated in their respective origin and/or ownership. Next, I
am using my own business server to create this site, although complimentary links
are appreciated but it is not necessary, I have limited bandwidth here with my ISP,
so -PLEASE don't simply distribute
this URL to any bulk mailing list or unrelated user-groups (well, whether like it
or don't, the more you distribute, the slower this server will response to your requests...those
who truly wishes to seek and share similar information will find a way in, just be
a little considerate, thank you.

Public Knowledge Based Forum: Any comments, questions, suggestions,
report of a problem encountering in the site OR wish to share a thought, expressing
a personal desire to acquire or disposal any particular Buddhist image ? Please make
good use of the

section which may serve more specifically with your objective.

NOTE:- Virtually ALL the
images appear in this site have two dimensions in their respective display. I think
most seasoned Thai amulet lovers probably possess a pair of hawk eyes second to the
Jews in the diamond trades, so, it is the intention to provide a LARGER view of each
thumbnail in order for everyone to enjoy, authenticate or verify their originality.
The technique to fully explore the convenience of this display system is - even when
the larger view appears on the browser, you should use your mouse to click again
to see the actual explosive view. Please bear with the slower download time of those
explosive views. Enjoy.

Credit: To all the good
people who have contributed their own experience, resources or those who are kind
enough in granting us the permission to use their images that appeared on this site.
Mr. WichianPhetratanamunee® (+6-012-2612207
(Malaysia);+66(0)74-421248Thailand), my master and mentor all these years.
My friend, Mr. Ho
Fook Sang® from Ipoh, Perak
(+06-0125388633,
+605-5415433)
who has been helping me all this long with wonderful source of information on Thai
Buddha Imageries; my partner, Mr. Paul Lim, who shares the same passion
together with me. Uncle
Lim®, from TONG SOON
Trading,
Pudu Plaza (+06-012-9128391) who has given
me some guidance relating to the background of some of the Thai amulets and lastly,
Miss MaeV who helped me
edit and patching some mistakes found on some of the pages in this site. Mr. Alan Tan "Arohka®" who contributes
some of his excellent articles fro this site, Mr. Weerapong Srivichai®, (+6609999974) from Chiangmai
News Co. Ltd. who has inspired me with so many new findings on Thai Amulets; Mr.
"Ben", Col. Samay, Mdm Wannee, Mr. Adisak® & many others
(such as Stan Thong (StanSLThong@yahoo.com), Raymond Goh(rockraymond168@yahoo.com), Tony
EH(tony_itf@yahoo.com)etc...
who share so much passion towards construction of this website and not to mention
all the time and effort spent by volunteered Co-Maintainers of the Message Board. Note: Certain content
and images appeared on this site were taken by using a Canon PowerShot Pro-1, G2
and Sony digital cameras. Some materials appeared on this site were scanned from
some leaflets, brochures or publications published in Thai and/or contribution from
surfers who claimed originality of their work for educational purposes. The creator
of the site will not be responsible for any discrepancies that may arise from such
dispute except rectifying them after verification. Site made with an Apple IMac.